There are 4 ways to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, or train
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Fly from Kagoshima Airport, line 28 bus
best- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane KOJ - OKA
- Take the bus from Naha bus Terminal to Jagaru Iriguchibus
4h 10m¥17,374–67,520Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kagoshima Chuo to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane FUK - OKA
5h 26m¥11,195–30,721Ferry, taxi
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
- Take the taxi from 本部旅客待合所 to Okinawataxi
23h 42m¥26,626–43,990Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane KMI - OKA
6h 8m
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa is to train and fly which costs ¥11000 - ¥31000 and takes 5h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa is to fly and line 28 bus which takes 4h 10m and costs ¥17000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Kagoshima and Okinawa is 753 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa without a car is to ferry and taxi which takes 23h 42m and costs ¥26000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa, including transfers.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Okinawa, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kagoshima to Okinawa. However, you can take the bus to Kagoshima Airport, walk to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) airport, fly to Naha Airport (OKA), walk to 那覇空港駅, take the train to 旭橋駅, walk to Naha bus Terminal, then take the line 28 bus to Jagaru Iriguchi. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to 本部旅客待合所 then take the taxi to Okinawa.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–31,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–25,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Naha Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–290,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–200,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–250,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–31,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–20,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–22,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 098-862-6737
- Website
- okinawabus.com
Bus from Naha bus Terminal to Jagaru Iriguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
- Website
- https://okinawabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–14,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–21,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,403
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–80,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥18,000–21,000
- Second Class
- ¥16,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–28,000
- Premium
- ¥33,000–35,000
- Passenger car
- ¥55,000–80,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–16,000
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